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Blazers embark on key road trip, starting against Thunder
After a frustrating start to the season, the Portland Trail Blazers have turned things around of late.,Now riding a three-game home winning streak, the Blazers will try to show they can be successful on the road as well.,On Wednesday night, Portland will begin an important five-game road trip agains...
Cavs, smarting from first loss, aim to rebound vs. Pelicans
The New Orleans Pelicans will do something Wednesday night that no other NBA team has done this season -- face the Cavaliers after Cleveland lost a game.,The Cavaliers, who won a franchise-record 15 games to start the season before losing to the host Boston Celtics 120-117 on Tuesday night, will hos...
Turmoil-tinged Sixers seek turnaround vs. Grizzlies
The Philadelphia 76ers enter their Wednesday road game against the Memphis Grizzlies hoping to find solutions to reversing a four-game losing streak and a 2-11 start that led to a team meeting following their latest defeat.,The 76ers were unable to hold onto a 19-point lead in a 106-89 road loss to ...
No. 19 Army puts unbeaten mark on line vs. No. 6 Notre Dame
It's not often that an undefeated team is listed as an underdog in the back half of November.,However, that is the situation No. 19 Army finds itself in as it prepares to face No. 6 Notre Dame on Saturday evening at Yankee Stadium in New York.,Army coach Jeff Monken said he understood his team's und...
No. 3 Texas keeps focus on defeating Kentucky
No. 3 Texas will celebrate its senior class while it looks to keep its collective focus on a chance at a berth in the Southeastern Conference championship during a matchup against Kentucky on Saturday afternoon in Austin, Texas.,It's the first time the teams have met as members of the SEC, the first...
No. 4 Penn State focused on Minnesota, not CFP
No. 4 Penn State will look to improve its case for making the College Football Playoff when it visits Minnesota in a Big Ten encounter in Minneapolis on Saturday. ,A competitive schedule might be preparing the Nittany Lions (9-1, 6-1 Big Ten) for the playoffs, but coach James Franklin remains focuse...
No. 5 Indiana set to take big stage against No. 2 Ohio State
Indiana has a chance to exorcise demons, silence the skeptics about a soft schedule and, by the way, likely book spots in the Big Ten championship game and the College Football Playoff.,All the No. 5 Hoosiers (10-0, 7-0 Big Ten) have to do is defeat No. 2 Ohio State (9-1, 6-1 Big Ten) in Columbus, O...
Norfolk State visits Stanford to start West Coast trip
Norfolk State and Stanford are both off to strong starts this season -- the Spartans at 4-1 and the Cardinal 4-0. On Wednesday at Stanford, they will see which team is stronger.,Norfolk State is coming off a 67-58 victory at Hampton on Saturday, while Stanford defeated UC Davis 79-65 at home on Sund...
Trae Young, Stephen Curry set to do battle as Warriors host Hawks
Trae Young and Stephen Curry go head-to-head for just the sixth time in their NBA careers as the Atlanta Hawks go for a second consecutive win in Northern California when they take on the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday night in San Francisco.,Young had a season-high 19 assists and Dyson Daniels ...
Southern Cal looks to rebound vs. SJSU
Southern California continues a six-game, season-opening homestand in Los Angeles on Wednesday, looking to bounce back from its first loss of the campaign when it welcomes San Jose State.,USC (3-1) scored just two points over the final six-plus minutes of its 71-66 loss to Cal on Sunday. The Trojans...
Jayson Tatum, Celtics drop Cavaliers to 15-1
Jayson Tatum had 33 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists on Tuesday to help the Boston Celtics defeat the visiting Cavaliers 120-117, ending Cleveland's season-opening, 15-game winning streak.,The Cavaliers were attempting to become the second team in NBA history to start a season 16-0. The 2015-16...
UCLA pressure defense set to zero in on Idaho State
UCLA is flying under the radar this season, while its defense has been top-notch.,The Bruins have allowed an average of 45.0 points during their three victories as they enter Wednesday night's nonconference game against Idaho State in Los Angeles.,UCLA (3-1) notched wins of 35 points over Rider, 31 ...
Juan Soto rejects qualifying offer; Reds' Nick Martinez accepts
Former New York Yankees outfielder Juan Soto and former New York Mets right-hander Luis Severino were among the players who rejected a qualifying offer from their 2024 club on Tuesday and elected to remain free agents.,Only one of the 13 players who received a qualifying offer, Cincinnati Reds right...
Mavs post season-high point total, pound Pelicans
Luka Doncic scored 26 points to lead seven Dallas players in double figures and the host Mavericks never trailed while routing the New Orleans Pelicans 132-91 in an NBA Cup game Tuesday night.,Klay Thompson scored 19, Kyrie Irving added 18, former Pelican Naji Marshall had 15, Quentin Grimes logged ...
Jayson Tatum, Celtics drop Cavs to 15-1
Jayson Tatum had 33 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists on Tuesday to help the Boston Celtics defeat the visiting Cavaliers 120-117, ending Cleveland's season-opening, 15-game winning streak.,The Cavaliers were attempting to become the second team in NBA history to start a season 16-0. The 2015-16...
Contrasting streaks at odds as Clippers host Magic
The Orlando Magic's new-found success has even translated to the road, as their six-game winning streak now faces a significant test against the host Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday at Inglewood, Calif.,After five straight home victories, the Magic hit the road Monday and earned a 109-99 victory o...
Terrence Edwards Jr., Louisville cruise past Bellarmine
Terrence Edwards Jr., scored 26 points to lead host Louisville to a 100-68 victory over Bellarmine on Tuesday.,The win marked just the second time since November 2018 that the Cardinals scored 100 or more points in a game.,Edwards, a transfer from James Madison and last season's Sun Belt Conference ...
Sabres getting healthier as they fly west to face Kings
The Buffalo Sabres will have at least one key player back and could have two when they kick off a three-game California road trip with a visit to the Los Angeles Kings on Wednesday.,Goalie Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen is set to return from a lower-body injury that sidelined him the past two games and led co...
Minnesota outlasts Cleveland State in low-scoring affair
Parker Fox scored 18 points on 7-for-11 shooting off the bench and Minnesota held on for a 58-47 win over Cleveland State on Tuesday night in Minneapolis.,Dawson Garcia and Brennan Rigsby each finished with 13 points for Minnesota (4-1), which won its second game in a row. Isaac Asuma scored 10 poin...
Villanova scores first win in Big 5 play by stifling Penn
Eric Dixon scored 23 points as host Villanova walloped Penn 93-49 in a Big 5 matchup on Tuesday.,Wooga Poplar added 19 points and Jhamir Brickus chipped in 16 for the Wildcats (3-3), who shot a blistering 18-of-30 (60 percent) from 3-point range as part of a 53.2 percent shooting night overall. Vill...